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first lady michelle obama will address the gathering. on wednesday, former president bill clinton will deliver the nominating address. and then president barack obama will speak on thursday. but the convention is hearing other voices as well. >> occupy wall street protesters streamed past the corporate red quarters of wells fargo and bank of america. meanwhile obama's republican rival is enjoying a bit of a bounce after the gop convention last week. mitt romney has closed a 4 percentage point gap and the men are now deadlocked at 45% each. >> obama heads to the convention with big goals. regain some momentum and mute the gop message that obama made big promises and delivered few results. take a license. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the ocean oceans. [ laughter ] and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. [ cheers and applause ] >> senior congressional correspondent is in charlotte ahead of tomorrow's start of the dnc. now the democrats get the big stage. how will the democrats' message
first lady michelle obama will address the gathering. on wednesday, former president bill clinton will deliver the nominating address. and then president barack obama will speak on thursday. but the convention is hearing other voices as well. >> occupy wall street protesters streamed past the corporate red quarters of wells fargo and bank of america. meanwhile obama's republican rival is enjoying a bit of a bounce after the gop convention last week. mitt romney has closed a 4 percentage...
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michelle obama, a woman. they are catering to identity politics because this is really how democrats rally their base. you are unified and you're against romney. what are you for? >> for right. >> let me ask you this. ann romney spoke last night the first night of the republican convention. michelle obama speaks tonight. how are the rules different? >> as sitting first lady, michelle obama has probably the highest approval rating of anybody in the administration. >> i think her job last week was to introduce herself. i think she did a pretty good job. but everybody loves michelle obama. bill clinton and my you shell obama are the secret weapon. >> i can't disagree with that as a republican. republicans like michelle obama. she will do a great job for her party tonight. and ann romney will make a great first lady as well. >> you both have a unique point of view on a key part of the democratic platform which is support for same-sex marriage. we support the movement to secure equal treatment under law for same-s
michelle obama, a woman. they are catering to identity politics because this is really how democrats rally their base. you are unified and you're against romney. what are you for? >> for right. >> let me ask you this. ann romney spoke last night the first night of the republican convention. michelle obama speaks tonight. how are the rules different? >> as sitting first lady, michelle obama has probably the highest approval rating of anybody in the administration. >> i...
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first lady michelle obama will take to the stage. former president bill clinton will also speak and you can watch all of it right here on cnn. >>> likely you want to know exactly what that experience is like firsthand on the democratic national convention? from the inside perhaps, tuesday join the cnn election roundtable with wolf blitzer and cnn's political team. submit your questions, get answers in realtime in this live virtual chat. don't miss the cnn election roundtable tuesday, at 12:00, noon eastern time by logging onto cnn.com/roundtable. >>> two days away from the kickstart of the dnc and already a gathering not far from the convention site. these people say they are part of the occupy movement. they say they want to close the gap between the poor and america's super rich who they call the 1%. we a they say they plan to camp out during the three-day democratic convention. . mitt romney and paul ryan are taking three days off from sturminsturm i stumping. it is back to work tomorrow. the republican presidential nominee will b
first lady michelle obama will take to the stage. former president bill clinton will also speak and you can watch all of it right here on cnn. >>> likely you want to know exactly what that experience is like firsthand on the democratic national convention? from the inside perhaps, tuesday join the cnn election roundtable with wolf blitzer and cnn's political team. submit your questions, get answers in realtime in this live virtual chat. don't miss the cnn election roundtable tuesday,...
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first lady michelle obama is tonight's headlined speaker. also we'll hear from the keynote speaker, san antonio mayor julian castro. he is the first latino to hold the coveted role at the dnc. an estimated 40,000 people are in charlotte for the event. i believe it. the streets, you can't even get past the people sometimes. not just democrats but members of the tea party are here as well. one of them a team member this morning. chair of the tea party express, amy kramer. we were emailing when i was heading down to cover the storms and missed each other at the rnc. let's talk a little bit about why you're here as a tea party at the dnc. what's your strategy? >> well, we just want to get our message out there that we want fiscal responsibility. and believe it or not, we have democrats and independents that identify with the tea party movement as well. we're not focused on the social issues whatsoever. it is all about fiscal responsibility. and, look, republicans are just as responsible as the democrats for getting us into the position we're in
first lady michelle obama is tonight's headlined speaker. also we'll hear from the keynote speaker, san antonio mayor julian castro. he is the first latino to hold the coveted role at the dnc. an estimated 40,000 people are in charlotte for the event. i believe it. the streets, you can't even get past the people sometimes. not just democrats but members of the tea party are here as well. one of them a team member this morning. chair of the tea party express, amy kramer. we were emailing when i...
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. >>> first lady michelle obama wants you to stay fit and she's found wayes it keep herself in shape. she took questions from our reporters about her lets move initiative. >> hi, i'm first lady michelle obama and i'm here to answer your ireporter questions. >> hi mrs. obama. we are out for our evening walk. >> we were wondering, what's your favorite way of staying fit and ahealthy. >> i try it find things that i enjoy doing. i recommend that to everyone. find what is fun for you. for me, i work out everyday at the gym. but i try to get some cardio in. i try do weight, plyometrics but not everybody enjoys the gym. not everybody enjoys being on the treadmill. people don't have to make it complicated. turning on the radio and dancing is also fun. that's something i do with my girls. we dance around a lot. >> hi mrs. obama. my favorite healthy snack is gold fish. what is the president obama's favorite snack? >> the president, oh, one of his favorite snacks is quacamole and nacho chips. he has a -- he is has a weakness for those. if he is watching a game, he can eat a whole bowl of quacamo
. >>> first lady michelle obama wants you to stay fit and she's found wayes it keep herself in shape. she took questions from our reporters about her lets move initiative. >> hi, i'm first lady michelle obama and i'm here to answer your ireporter questions. >> hi mrs. obama. we are out for our evening walk. >> we were wondering, what's your favorite way of staying fit and ahealthy. >> i try it find things that i enjoy doing. i recommend that to everyone. find...
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former president, jimmy carter, michelle obama gets her chance on the same day as carter. wednesday belongs to bill clinton. vice president biden goes on thursday right before president obama. one thing people will watch for is the post convention bump in the polls. look at the numbers. the bump has been nearly nonexistence. john mccain in 2008, john kerry in 2004 got nothing. the change coincides with the rise of cable news and the internet as news sources and the scheduling of the events. there used to be a month between the conventions, now just four days. >>> the conventions are a big show. are voters tuning in or tuning out? next hour, i'll talk to a couple young political leaders to take on the message and the messengers as well. >>> calling on a quarterback who happens to be a girl. how her history making play turned out. this country was built by working people. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting m
former president, jimmy carter, michelle obama gets her chance on the same day as carter. wednesday belongs to bill clinton. vice president biden goes on thursday right before president obama. one thing people will watch for is the post convention bump in the polls. look at the numbers. the bump has been nearly nonexistence. john mccain in 2008, john kerry in 2004 got nothing. the change coincides with the rise of cable news and the internet as news sources and the scheduling of the events....
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>> michelle obama as well. here are some interesting names. cory booker will have a prominent role here. he'll have a prominent role of the platform, the mayor of new jersey, up and comer in the democratic party. another name. charlie crist, former governor of florida. why is that interesting? charlie crist used to be republican governor for florida, lost out when he ran for senate, now an independent running for president, may run as a democrat for his old job in florida in two years. as you mentioned big speakers in prime time, michelle obama on tuesday night. will with her the keynote speaker, a man called julian castro, the mayor of san antonio. you'll get to know him more. he gives the keynote address wednesday. former president clinton a big anticipated speech. a few blocks away at the football stadium that's where joe biden and president obama will give their renomination addresses in prime time, randi. >> all right. a big week ahead for sure. paul steinhauser, nice to see you. remember our live coverage of the democratic national conve
>> michelle obama as well. here are some interesting names. cory booker will have a prominent role here. he'll have a prominent role of the platform, the mayor of new jersey, up and comer in the democratic party. another name. charlie crist, former governor of florida. why is that interesting? charlie crist used to be republican governor for florida, lost out when he ran for senate, now an independent running for president, may run as a democrat for his old job in florida in two years. as...
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michelle obama. her job, reach out to women voters of both parties. cnn's edlavendera has a closer look. but, first, dana bash, what are the main priorities that democrats will be pushing tonight? >> reporter: well, democratic officials say the main priority is to remind people that this just isn't just about whether or not they should fire or hire again president obama. it's that it's going to be a choice. and this is really if you talk to any strategist of any party kind of the way you run an incumbent's re-election campaign. that it is a choice between the president and mitt romney. so they'll try to what they say is crystallize that choice between the two men. and they're also going to try to emphasize the fact that as president obama has been doing for months that they believe that the democratic party is the party for the middle class. and also talk about, they say, the accomplishments that they feel that the president hasn't gotten enough credit for, bailing out the auto industry. they believe
michelle obama. her job, reach out to women voters of both parties. cnn's edlavendera has a closer look. but, first, dana bash, what are the main priorities that democrats will be pushing tonight? >> reporter: well, democratic officials say the main priority is to remind people that this just isn't just about whether or not they should fire or hire again president obama. it's that it's going to be a choice. and this is really if you talk to any strategist of any party kind of the way you...
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and the first lady, michelle obama, heads to charlotte today. she will be speaking tomorrow night, the opening night of the convention here. and as for north carolina, the host state of the democratic national convention, may be leaning towards mitt romney right now. take a look at a new charlotte observer poll conducted during the republican convention in tampa. mitt romney has 47% of the vote here, president obama four points back. mitt romney himself is taking a labor day break from campaigning today, but a senior campaign official is defending romney for not mentioning the troops in afghanistan during his convention speech. he spoke to cnn's candy crowley on "state of the union." >> do you think there is an oversight -- in hindsight, should he have said something? >> well, again, he spoke to afghanistan in a big speech before the american legion the night before his convention speech. that was an invitation -- >> sure, but this is a huge, big audience. >> but governor romney's convention speech was an opportunity for him to introduce himself
and the first lady, michelle obama, heads to charlotte today. she will be speaking tomorrow night, the opening night of the convention here. and as for north carolina, the host state of the democratic national convention, may be leaning towards mitt romney right now. take a look at a new charlotte observer poll conducted during the republican convention in tampa. mitt romney has 47% of the vote here, president obama four points back. mitt romney himself is taking a labor day break from...
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michelle obama is speaking tomorrow night. don't go away. the first lady, michelle obama,ing will -- was in the arena a little while ago and did a walk-through of the arena drawing applause and clears from those already inside and acknowledged them with a nice wave and smile. the first lady also got to try out the podium where she'll deliver her big speech to the convention tomorrow night. she's getting a little feel for this room. mitt romney talks about his faith in ways he never has before. at least in the public. our cnn special documentary "romney revealed" coming up, an encore edition right at the bottom of the hour. gloria borger's excellent 90-minuten documentary. later tonight at 8:00 p.m., obama revealed. the president of the united states goes one-on-one with.jessica yellin. her documentary starts premieres at 8:00 p.m. eastern. straight ahead, paul ryan and joe biden are both out there on the campaign trail today. we're going to hear what they're saying as this race for the white house heats up. >> you want to know whether we're
michelle obama is speaking tomorrow night. don't go away. the first lady, michelle obama,ing will -- was in the arena a little while ago and did a walk-through of the arena drawing applause and clears from those already inside and acknowledged them with a nice wave and smile. the first lady also got to try out the podium where she'll deliver her big speech to the convention tomorrow night. she's getting a little feel for this room. mitt romney talks about his faith in ways he never has before....
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and she's cute. >> michelle obama's role has been to keep him grounded. to make sure his ego isn't a macy's float that takes off. >> those who know him best say the president is a fierce competitor at any level. you coach your daughter's basketball team. >> there you go. that's sasha's team, the vipers. this has been so much fun. ♪ >> i don't coach them full time. i'm sort of like an assistant coach/adviser. >> so what does the president's own game say about his leadership style? >> he's a competitor. you know, sometimes you get a bad call but you can't extend or overextend too much emotion worrying about what just happened. from efficiency standpoint, you know, you can cry about the call or you can look to the next play. >> calm and cool. assets that would prove invaluable when facing high stakes, high risks and the nation's greatest enemy. >> my fellow americans. >> saturday, april 30th, 2011. >> mahalo. >> president obama was doing stand up at the white house correspondents dinner.
and she's cute. >> michelle obama's role has been to keep him grounded. to make sure his ego isn't a macy's float that takes off. >> those who know him best say the president is a fierce competitor at any level. you coach your daughter's basketball team. >> there you go. that's sasha's team, the vipers. this has been so much fun. ♪ >> i don't coach them full time. i'm sort of like an assistant coach/adviser. >> so what does the president's own game say about his...
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finally, he has to bring the heart we saw michelle obama touch on. 2008, he was this candidate that in spired so much passion in people. that has waned is an understatement in four years, some people feel bitterly disappointed. can he reconnect and resell that brand and make people have that crush on him again they had in 2008. >> oh, the crush on obama. we'll look for those three points. we'll look for you as well, part of our primetime coverage of the democratic national convention. the whole thing kicks off 7:00 eastern, wolf blitzer, anderson cooper, the rest of cnn's political team. and 10:00 is the hour in which the president will officially accept his party's nomination for re-election. at midnight, piers morgan will put a wrap on the 2012 dnc for us on cnn. i will be watching. i hope you will be as well. >>> i want to take you back to mitt romney. moments ago he spoke about the democratic national convention. >> i think it will be interesting to listen to the president tonight. what i'd like him to do is report on his promises, but there are forgotten promises and forget forgot
finally, he has to bring the heart we saw michelle obama touch on. 2008, he was this candidate that in spired so much passion in people. that has waned is an understatement in four years, some people feel bitterly disappointed. can he reconnect and resell that brand and make people have that crush on him again they had in 2008. >> oh, the crush on obama. we'll look for those three points. we'll look for you as well, part of our primetime coverage of the democratic national convention. the...
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first lady michelle obama, of course, will be speaking in primetime on tuesday night. you're going to get to know a lot more about julian castro, mayor of san antonio, texas. why will we get to know more about him? he's the keynote speaker. wednesday, former president bill clinton and a much-anticipated speech. thursday, we look to the time-warner stadium, where vice president joe biden and president obama will be speaking in primetime. >> all right. paul steinhauser, thank you very much. check back later this morning. >>> the chief of staff for immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e. is out of a job this morning. suzanne barr has resigned amid allegations she helped create a culture of sexual discrimination against men. it follows a discrimination lawsuit filed by new york's i.c.e. chief against the department of homeland security, james hayes. he says he was passed over for promotions in favor of less qualified women. he contends barr "created a frathouse-type atmosphere that is targeted to humiliate and intimidate male employees." >>> federal investigators are
first lady michelle obama, of course, will be speaking in primetime on tuesday night. you're going to get to know a lot more about julian castro, mayor of san antonio, texas. why will we get to know more about him? he's the keynote speaker. wednesday, former president bill clinton and a much-anticipated speech. thursday, we look to the time-warner stadium, where vice president joe biden and president obama will be speaking in primetime. >> all right. paul steinhauser, thank you very much....
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michelle obama gave a personal case. this is i know this man and i know and i have watched him make these decisions and here is why you should vote for him. i mean, not to take anything away from that speech, it was brilliantly delivered, but it is not so hard to get your wife to give a speech but bill clinton, it is different. this is a guy that fought against barack obama and who has this long complicated relationship, so when he speaks in favor of him, it means something a little more. your point about all the problems in the platform, another thing barack obama has to appreciate that speech is it blew away that story which is a pretty big deal. >> absolutely. the other thing as i was watching this thinking to myself bill clinton is a politician that loves to be wanted and the fact that and you laid this out so well in your piece, the fact that he was waiting, waiting, waiting for president obama to come to him as the elder statesmen and say what can die and how do i fix this, he has been dying to have this moment. >>
michelle obama gave a personal case. this is i know this man and i know and i have watched him make these decisions and here is why you should vote for him. i mean, not to take anything away from that speech, it was brilliantly delivered, but it is not so hard to get your wife to give a speech but bill clinton, it is different. this is a guy that fought against barack obama and who has this long complicated relationship, so when he speaks in favor of him, it means something a little more. your...
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first-term record, and they are deploying him now in swing states, even more than michelle obama, he's probably the biggest asset they have. but life is long. you never know when you're going to end up, that these two men are now embracing to this extent. >> life is really long. >> you know, the president got a bounce at the convention, and it's arguable that clinton played a big part in that. we have this new pew research center poll that i found real estate interesting. it showed, when they were asking, what was the highlight of the democratic convention, 29% bill clinton's speech, 16% said the president's speech, and michelle obama's speech was at 15%. so does that also mean that there is a downside to having president clinton -- >> oh, you mean overshadowing -- you know, he -- everybody knows hays not the candidate. i think he's a great character witness for the candidate. i think there was a dangerous dangeat the convention of that kind of a result, because you want your candidate to shine, not the person who is testifying on your behalf to shine. but i think right now, it's every
first-term record, and they are deploying him now in swing states, even more than michelle obama, he's probably the biggest asset they have. but life is long. you never know when you're going to end up, that these two men are now embracing to this extent. >> life is really long. >> you know, the president got a bounce at the convention, and it's arguable that clinton played a big part in that. we have this new pew research center poll that i found real estate interesting. it showed,...
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just in case you weren't watching the convention or maybe you just saw michelle so i won't to lay it out for you. number one, i want to export more products oand outsource fewer jobs. >> president obama getting a rousing applause in the crittle bottle ground state of virginia. polls showing he is slightly ahead of romney at this point but trying to maintain that lead, 40-something days to go before the election. >>> we're also watching this as well. syria -- they escaped the fighting in syria. it is hard to believe, now the situation for refugees is actually getting worse. i'm also a survivor of ovarian a writand uterine cancers. i even wrote a play about that. my symptoms were a pain in my abdomen and periods that were heavier and longer than usual for me. if you have symptoms that last two weeks or longer, be brave, go to the doctor. ovarian and uterine cancers are gynecologic cancers. symptoms are not the same for everyone. i got sick...and then i got better. [ male announcer ] sponges take your mark. ♪ [ female announcer ] one drop of ultra dawn has twice the everyday grease cl
just in case you weren't watching the convention or maybe you just saw michelle so i won't to lay it out for you. number one, i want to export more products oand outsource fewer jobs. >> president obama getting a rousing applause in the crittle bottle ground state of virginia. polls showing he is slightly ahead of romney at this point but trying to maintain that lead, 40-something days to go before the election. >>> we're also watching this as well. syria -- they escaped the...
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services and, most importantly, to the families, survivors and loved ones of those we lost, michelle and i are humbled to join you again on this solemn anniversary. today we remember a day that began like so many others, arrive at school and commutes to work, early flights and familiar routines, quick hugs, and quiet moments. it was a day like this one. a clear, blue sky, but a sky that would soon be filled with clouds of smoke, and prayers of a nation shaken to its core. even now, all these years later, it is easy for those of us who lived through that day to close our eyes and to find ourselves back there. and back here. back when grief crashed over us like an awful wave, when americans everywhere held each other tight, seeking the reassurance that the world we knew wasn't crumbling under our feet. eleven times we have marked another september 11th come and gone. eleven times we have paused in remembrance and reflection, in unity, and in purpose. this is never an easy day. but it is especially difficult for all of you. the families of nearly 3,000 innocents who lost their lives. yo
services and, most importantly, to the families, survivors and loved ones of those we lost, michelle and i are humbled to join you again on this solemn anniversary. today we remember a day that began like so many others, arrive at school and commutes to work, early flights and familiar routines, quick hugs, and quiet moments. it was a day like this one. a clear, blue sky, but a sky that would soon be filled with clouds of smoke, and prayers of a nation shaken to its core. even now, all these...